Combined ironing board and stand



1 Feb.- 15, 1927i A. W. SHERWOOD ET AL.V

COMBINED IRONING BOARD-AND STAND Filed Dea. 17. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

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This invention 'rentes to an ironing board, and contemplates ythe provision of afconbined vboard .and stand'tlfere'for, the latter being designed tov provide compartment for fthefboard when not in use and thus maintain 'theboardand itscovering in 'a olean-condition, the 'stand being also ycapable jo'f 'being rolden inte i small compact 'article that combination and arrangement of 'parts as claimed. l

In the drawings forming-part of this-ap-V plicatinflike numerals of reference 'indicate lsimilar parts in the several views, and Where- Figure lis 'a side 'elevation showing the ironing board supported upon the stand for use. f f

Figure 2 .its a sectional vi'eyvtak'en on the line 2-.2 of Figure 1^. :y K I Figure 3` is a bottom planfview bf the ironing board. l

v.l5l`igure 4 lis atop I Withv the icomponent parts in folded posi`v- `line 5'5 of Figure 4. i Y

Figure isa sectional view taken 'on line 6%6 of Figure 4. i Figure 7 is affraginen'tary of. the ironingv board.

l l top plan view Figure/8 isa sectional lView taken 'on line' 8-48 of Figure 7.

Figure is a fragmentary sectional view showing how the board is associated with the end support. 'l

Referring 'tothe draivingsinldetail 10 indiats an 'iroingboari andsecured to the underside of this board at an appropriate point in its length `is a transverse cleat '11 adapted to'be used in conjunction with the supporting structure orstand for the board tofbe hereinafter described. The board is provided with a covering 12 which is secured to the board in any suit-able manner, a portion of this covering being received by notches 1'4 formed in the opposed longitudinal'edges ofthe board to prevent the'cover pian View of the, han@ from slipping.y The, end of 'the board is cutafifv'a'y 'tio accommodate Tan iron holder. 15 whichk 'is in l the nature 'off a agedgmetallie 'plate or receptacle, three sides 'of Which are secured to the edges 'o'f said cutai'v'ay `p'o'r'-` Vtron in which iftis arranged. vThe remaining "side 16 o'fthis iron holder extends a slight 'distance b'eyohd the end' of the board', and 'is used ytoassist inl supporting the board upon ythe stand in a manner to be presently fset forth. A crosspi'e'ce 1i' is securedt'othe underside of the board and 'rises 'directly beneath the iron holder to support the latter. l The stand for the board includes an elonjgated body portion 18 of hollovv formation, f

and this bodyv portion hasffa compartment for the rec'eptionof the ironing board when the latter is not infuse. The body portion V1S may be Ac'onfstru'cted vin any' suitable' manner, 'and-fas shoivn Vconsistsjof 'a 'rectangular frame to which 'the opposed side plates '18 are secured.' This holder is ofa size to jac- 'commod'ate the b'o'ard v10, and Aas #clearly shovvn'in Figure 5', the board is :adapted to be arranged vvitliinf'th'e holder tvhen not lin use by sliding .the boardfthrough the open Vend 4*of the. holder. .preferably thatiend to which th'eend linember '19 `is pivot'ed and which, is Voperatively dispo's'ed at-,the upper end .offtlie body.v The board together With its coveringis thuskept in a clean andv sanitary condition, the com- Said open end beingv par'tment being substantially of the same length as the length of theV board. The body portion 18jof,v the stand isadapt'ed to be ar. ranged at an inclination to thefloor or surfacelvvhen ,in use, the lower en'd of thev body :portion reposes upon saidsurface as shown in Figure-1, Y The bodyiportion is supported in this position for use by means of an end member 1.9 whichv includes the 1legs 20 ip'voted at'theirf upper ends to one end of the Vbody portion 18`as shown at20 andere connected by means of theV plate 21.` This member` 19 is arrangedina substantially vertical position when the stand is in use,m

and by reason of its pivotal connections 20 With `the body portion 18 of theV stand it is susceptible of being folded in the direction of said vbody portion and parallel theref. with vwhen not in use. Vhen folded, the legs 20 of the end member lie at the opposed longitudinal edges of the body portion 18.. Y

The upper edge vof the end member is proV vided With a metallic strip 21 Which termillt) ' e when'the stand is set up ttor use.

opposite directions to to eifigage thejside 16 of the iron holder when thc board is arrangedl uponthe stand for use, and thus assists in holding` the boardv horizontally.

i; The'board however, is further supportedV in a horizontal position for use by means of a bracing member 23`which is pivoted upon vthe upper side of the body portion 18 and adapted to project obliquely therefrom wWhen the bracing element is in use, the free edge thereof engages the transverse cleat 11 carried by the underside of the ironing board, The bracing member 23 is provided with spaced cleats211 upon the lower side of the member 23, lthe inner endsl oi which project beyond the member 23 and are biifnrcated to receiveV eye members 25secured to trie upper/surface of the body portion 18 of the stand, t-he eye members in said projections receive a rod 26 on whichthe bracing member is pivoted. `Consequently this bracing member 23 is susceptible of being folded to `lie against and parallel with the upper surface of the body member 18 wheny the stand is not in use. The opposite side edges or' the bracing member are lsecured to parallel linlrs 2T by. a hinged joint of which thee-,nds ot the rod 26 form the pintles, said links being pivotally connected tor the parallel links 28 pivoted upon the legs 2O of the end member 19. The lower end'ofthe-brace'niembers 28are pivotally connected to thel leoffinembers 19 Yas shown atri to permit the rolding of legs and braces as shown in Figure 5. The

Vlinks 27 and 28 are of course VVarranged in alignment when the stand is set up for use, and it will be noted by reason of this association of the parts that when the hinged joint is broken toV allow the stand to be .-olded, the Yend Vmember 19 'and the bracing member 23 arel simultaneously moved in their folded positions to lie parallel with and at opposite sides oi the body portion 18. ratedfrom the stand by disengaging the hook 22 from 'the side wall 16 of the iron holder so that it can be conveniently detached to permit a new cloth lor covering to f be placed upon-the board as the roccasion may' require. From an inspection o'i` the drawing, it will also be noted that the entire device can be arranged to provide a small compact article which can bev conveniently The boardv 10 is sepaborne from place to place and also stored in a very small space. v. s ,e s

,lWhile it is' believed that `from' the foregoing description, the nature and advantages ot' the invention willv be readily apparent, we desire to have' it understood-that we do not limit ourselves to what is herein shown and described, and'tliat such changes may be resorted to when desired asfall within the scope of what is claimed. j y

Having thus described the invention', we claim: 1 j N 1. ln'combination, an ironing board, a stand therefor, including a hollow body portion 'forming a compartment for thereception of the board when the latter is not inV use, said body portion being adapted tofbe arranged at anY inclination Vto rthe ytioork and proximately vertical endsupporting Vmem-ber pivotedf'to the other end of the body 'porf tion and capable of being' Vfolded parallel with the latter, means 'tor `interlocking lone ot the boards with said end member, a bracing member. pivoted toy the upper side or' the body portion and adapted to p'rojectat vanangle therefrom-to engagetheiinder side oit the board when the latter is not kin use and said bracing member being vcapable of being tol-ded parallel with said body portion. Y Y.

In combination, an ironing board, a stand therefor including a body portion adapted to be arranged at an inclination to the floor and` having one end vsupported thereby, an approximately vertical endA` supporting Ymember Vpivotedon theother end of the body portion and capable 'oli'.being folded parallel'with said body portion, a plate formed with an upstanding Flange carried by and arranged at one end oijsaidY board, means associated with said end member orinterlocking engagement with vsaid flange, a bracing member pivoted on said body portion and adaptedto project atan against said bodyk portion and alhinged joint between the end member vand `said bracing f member as and for the purpose speciiied.

In testmony whereofv we 'atiix our signatures. YGEORGE zB. GROFF. y

ALBERT V. S IERVOOD.

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